# Mark Clouse

Mark Alan Clouse (born July 5, 1968) is an American businessman who is the president of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He attended the United States Military Academy from 1986 to 1990, playing two seasons of college basketball for the Army Black Knights, before serving as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot captain. Clouse left the military in 1996 and joined the marketing department of Kraft Foods in 1996, later serving as an executive at its successor Mondelez International and as the CEO of Pinnacle Foods and Campbell's. He retired from the food industry in 2025 to join the Commanders as team president. Clouse is a member of the board of Brown–Forman.

## Early life and military career

Mark Alan Clouse attended Northwest High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating in 1986. He attended the United States Military Academy in New York, playing for the Black Knights basketball team and graduated with Bachelor of Science degree in economics. Following graduation, he served in the United States Army as a helicopter pilot for six years and rose to the rank of captain before retiring in 1996.

## Business career
### Food industry (1996–2024)

Clouse joined the marketing department of Kraft Foods in 1996. He was president of Kraft Foods Greater China from 2006 to 2008. He was managing director of Kraft Foods Brazil from 2008 to 2010. In 2010 he was appointed Senior Vice President of the Biscuits Global Category, a position he held until 2011, at which time he became President of Kraft's Snacks and Confectionery business in North America.
In October 2012, Kraft Foods changed its name to Mondelez International and spun off its North American grocery business as Kraft Foods Group. At that time Clouse became Executive Vice President and President of North America at Mondelez. In July 2014, he was appointed to the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer, where his responsibilities included accountability for all key areas of the company's growth strategy, and oversight of teams responsible for corporate strategy, global categories, global marketing, global sales, and research, development, and quality. In January 2016 he was promoted to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer, with oversight of the execution of the company's commercial growth plan for all five geographic regions, and oversight of the global sales function.
Clouse was hired as CEO of the packaged-foods company Pinnacle Foods in May 2016. During his tenure as CEO, Pinnacle Foods' stock climbed 54%, in contrast to most other packaged-food companies, which lost share value. He steered the company to being acquired by Conagra in 2018 for $10.9 billion, leaving after the company ceased being publicly traded as a subsidiary of Conagra. Clouse was named president and CEO of The Campbell's Company in December 2018 and took over in January 2019.

### Washington Commanders (2025–present)

In December 2024, Clouse announced his retirement from Campbell's to be named president of the Washington Commanders, an American football team belonging to the National Football League (NFL). His term began in February 2025, with him overseeing the team's business, marketing, and stadium operations.

## Personal life

Clouse met and married his wife Kathy in the 1990s. They have two sons.